WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) franchise takes $8,461,190 – $11,236,342 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $50,000 – $60,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 5% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 3%. To qualify, WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) asks for $1,000,000 in liquid cash and a $3,000,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $50,000 | $60,000 | $50,000 to $60,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $8,461,190 | $11,236,342 | $8,461,190 to $11,236,342 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $8,461,190 | $11,236,342 | $8,461,190 to $11,236,342 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 5% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 3% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 20 years |
See the full WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels)'s cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels)'s disclosed cost sits against the Lodging & Leisure category:
- Minimum startup cost of $8,461,190 — about 1.4× the Lodging & Leisure median of $6,130,275.
- Initial franchise fee of $50,000 — about 21% below the Lodging & Leisure median of $63,600.
Category medians are computed from the Lodging & Leisure brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Lodging & Leisure franchises
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How WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels)'s units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2020: began the window at 131 units; 192 units opened, 3 closed, ending at 293 units. (partial records: 2014, 2018 are not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) franchise
WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) is a lodging & leisure franchisor with 293 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2020, it began the window at 131 units; its filings record 192 unit openings and 3 closures, ending at 293 units (partial records: 2014, 2018 are not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is WoodSpring Suites LLC.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
Choice Hotels International, Inc. ("Choice") will grant an approved Franchisee a franchise to operate a WoodSpring Suites property, which offers customers the value of a furnished room with kitchen facilities, together with terms and conditions, services and amenities associated with extended-stay hotels, including easy check-in, one-week stays, and periodic housekeeping. Some franchisees may be awarded aMaster Development Agreement, which will allow them to develop multiple Properties over a period of time in an agreed upon territory.
WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) franchise: quick answers
- How much does a WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) franchise cost?
- $8,461,190 – $11,236,342 all-in to open, per WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels)'s franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels) units are there?
- 293 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have WoodSpring Suites (Choice Hotels)'s units held up?
- 98.3% of units at risk between 2017 and 2020 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).